Reichstag

Reichstag is a German word generally meaning parliament, more directly translated as Diet of the Realm or National diet, or more loosely as Imperial Diet. It may refer to:

Buildings and places

Reichstagsgebäude is the specific German word for parliamentary buildings, often shortened to Reichstag, and may refer to:

• Reichstag building, the building where German Parliaments met 1894–1933 and since 1999
  • Reichstag dome, an addition to the Reichstag by Norman Foster 1995–1999
  • Reichstag, former name of the U-Bahn station at the Reichstag, renamed Bundestag in 2006
• Parliament House, Helsinki (Swedish: Riksdagshuset, Finnish: Eduskuntatalo)
• Parliament House, Stockholm (Swedish: Riksdagshuset)

Institutions

Historic legislative bodies in German-speaking countries have been referred to as Reichstag, including:

• Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire), called the Reichstag from about 15th century, earlier known as the Hoftag (777–1806)
• Imperial Diet (Austria), first elected parliament of Austria (1848–1849), known as the Reichstag
• Reichstag (North German Confederation), parliament of the North German Confederation (1867–1870)
• Reichstag (German Empire), parliament of the German Empire (1871–1918)
• Reichstag (Weimar Republic), parliament of the Weimar Republic (1919–1933)
• Reichstag (Nazi Germany), pseudo-parliament of the Third Reich (1933–1945)
• Scandinavian parliamentary bodies which bear or bore the name Riksdag are also called Reichstag when referred to in the German language; these words have the same origin.

Historic events

• Synod of Worms (1076), Imperial Diet convened by Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV which sought to depose Pope Gregory VII
• Diet of Worms (German: Reichstag zu Worms), Imperial Diet in 1521 at which Martin Luther was declared a heretic.
• Diet of Augsburg (German: Reichstag zu Augsburg), noteworthy sessions of the Imperial Diet in 1530 and 1555.
• Reichstag Peace Resolution (1917), an unsuccessful attempt by the Reichstag to end World War I
• Reichstag fire (1933), an arson attack on the Reichstag building which provided a pretext for the Nazis to seize power
  • Reichstag Fire Decree (1933), order issued by German President Paul von Hindenburg in response to the fire
  • Reichstag Fire Trial, also called the Leipzig Trial (1933), a show trial of those accused of starting the fire
• Raising a Flag over the Reichstag (May 2, 1945), image of Soviet troops raising the flag of the Soviet Union over the Reichstag after capturing the building in the Battle of Berlin

See also

• Bundestag and Bundesrat of Germany, the two legislative bodies in the Federal Republic of Germany
• Reichsrat (disambiguation), roughly "Imperial Council", a smaller more powerful legislative body in several German-speaking countries, similar to the Upper House of a Parliament
• Riksdag, the parliaments of Sweden and Finland, the latter called eduskunta in the Finnish language.
• Rigsdagen, the parliament of Denmark from 1849 to 1953
• Riksråd, generic name in Scandinavian countries for various Councils of the Realm